Dino-Software is pleased to announce Version 3 Release 1 of Universal Data Mananger (UDM).

UDM is the only tool needed to manage the challenges and complexities of the forever increasing amount of storage connected to z/OS systems. Before UDM, this growth had resulted in essential tasks, such as Audits, being deferred, and fundamental tasks, such as initializing volumes, being performed with compromised control and thereby increased the risk and likelihood of errors. UDM provides a consolidated global view of the enterprise Storage environment extending Automation, Auditing, Monitoring, Reporting and Control Functions of data with a mouse click. It is the easiest tool to install and the most user friendly utility in the market.

Using the UDM GUI interface, users can:

• Automate the management of z/OS objects by dynamically reacting to Console messages or conditions, or users can schedule timed processes to interrogate the status of an object.
• Monitor the status of z/OS objects via the centralized monitor, which allows a user to view and react to alerts from all z/OS Systems via a single GUI window.
• Report on all aspects of enterprise z/OS Storage subsystems centrally, in real time or historically, using SQL filters. Using a single request, for example, a user can view in a central window the status of Storage groups on all of their z/OS Systems.
• Maintain z/OS Systems using the Command or JCL interfaces which allow users to centrally define, store and run Z/OS commands or JCL decks.

Simplified installation, minimal customization and pre-configured processes mean users can install and gain the benefits from the product in minutes rather than days.

New Features with UDM 3.1

Automation

• Historic retention process has been re-engineered for performance improvement.
• New email capability – ‘EMAIL to’ options allow reports written in CSV or HTML format to be sent directly to email recipients.
• Drill down processes enhanced using breadcrumb navigation to better manage screen layout and location of drill to screens.
• Object automation actions syntax simplified by replacing Header/Body/Footer statements with <LOOP> </LOOP> statements, making an easier user experience.

Monitoring Interface

• Drill down processes enhanced using breadcrumb navigation to better manage screen layout and location of drill to screens.

Command Interface

• General stability and performance enhancements to better manage command output results.
• New feature in Command deck creation to allow listing and inclusion of System symbols and User variables.
• New option in Navigation Tree to display Commands scheduled to run via the Automation Interface.
• New option in Navigation Tree to display active command processes.
• New Variables added to Report based commands:  Dataset Mask, Sysout class, Unit name, Volser mask

JCL Interface

• New option in Navigation Tree to display JCL decks scheduled to run via the Automation Interface.
• New feature in JCL deck creation to allow listing and inclusion of System symbols and User variables.
• New feature limiting the number of selected report items the JCL action can be used against in a single request, thereby improving the user experience.
• New option in Navigation Tree added to display active JCL processes.
• New Variables added to Report based commands:  Dataset Mask, Sysout class, Unit name, Volser mask
• Card image syntax simplified by replacing Header/Body/Footer statements with <LOOP> </LOOP> statements, making an easier user experience.

Explorers Interface

• Drill down processes enhanced using breadcrumb navigation to better manage screen layout and location of drill to screens

Reporting Interface

• Drill down processes enhanced using breadcrumb navigation to better manage screen layout and location of drill to screens
• New output format types allow reports to be created directly in:  CSV, HTML, Host readable
• Graphing option completely replaced with integrated Graphing feature.
• New Volume Init option added to Volume and Storage Group reports, allowing entries to be selected and passed directly to the Volume initialization wizard.
• New Object automation option added to Catalog and Storage Group reports, allowing entries to be selected and passed directly to the Object automation wizard.
• New threshold definition and action option added to Storage
Group reports, allowing definition of thresholds and actions to be
defined directly for entries.
• Many new reports added: CA 1, CA Disk, DFSMS, EMCS, FDR ABR, Space Usage, and more.

Configuration Interface

• New feature to allow refresh of all parameters without the need for an IPL.
• New features to refresh Dataset groups, Exclude lists, User variables and Volume Group parameters from the GUI.
• New feature to display current maintenance status on all UDM modules.
• New feature to display existing server activity; for example, which reports are running.